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again
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From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
back
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From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
better
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From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
boy
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
brings
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From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
children
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From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
come
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
eat
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From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
finds
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From this reading If he finds you here he will kill you.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
go
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From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
gone
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From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
here
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
hunting
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From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
husband
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From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he finds you here he will kill you.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
kill
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From this reading If he finds you here he will kill you.”
kills
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From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
looking
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
people
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From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
persons
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From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
quickly
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From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
said
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
she-bear
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
soon
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From this reading He has gone hunting, but he will soon be back again.
sorry
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
there
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From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
up
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From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My husband is the one who kills persons and brings them here for the children and me to eat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As the boy stood there looking at her, the she-bear said to him: “I am sorry that you have come here.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had better go back to your people quickly, or he will eat you up.
